45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coalbank · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Coalbank is now 54, making the area far older than the national figure. With only 45 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where nearly half of the residents are older adults between 45 and 64.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coalbank — lower than 74% of areas.
| Coalbank | 45 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at just 45 people. This is smaller than about 74% of similar areas, and residents are far older than those in Queensland or across Australia.
45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so aged, with 22.2% being seniors aged 65 and over, a figure well above the state average.
22.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Coalbank, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 54%; Seniors (65+) is next at 26%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 20% of the population, which is much higher than in most areas. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below both the state and national totals.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Coalbank, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coalbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30636/coalbank/topic/demographics-identity